CVE-1999-1343 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Xerox DocuColor 4 LP printers by sending a long URL with many dot characters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1343?
CVE-1999-1343 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HTTP server for Xerox DocuColor 4 LP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a long URL that contains a large number of . characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1343?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xerox Docucolor 4lp.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1343?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1343 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1343 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1343 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f93q-j94r-7jf6.